1956 British Grand Prix

1956 British Grand Prix
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Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration
Race details
Date 14 July 1956
Official name 9th RAC British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.7105 km (2.927 miles)
Distance 101 laps, 475.766 km (295.627 miles)
Weather Overcast, dry
Pole position
Driver
Maserati
Time 1:41.0
Fastest lap
Driver Stirling Moss Maserati
Time 1:43.2
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
Maserati
Lap leaders

The 1956 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 July 1956 at Silverstone. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 7 Stirling Moss Maserati 1:41.0 —
2 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 1:41.0 +0.0
3 23 Mike Hawthorn BRM 1:43.0 +2.0
4 2 Peter Collins Ferrari 1:43.0 +2.0
5 16 Harry Schell Vanwall 1:44.0 +3.0
6 18 José Froilán González Vanwall 1:44.0 +3.0
7 28 Roy Salvadori Maserati 1:44.0 +3.0
8 3 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 1:44.0 +3.0
9 24 Tony Brooks BRM 1:45.0 +4.0
10 19 Archie Scott Brown Connaught-Alta 1:45.0 +4.0
11 20 Desmond Titterington Connaught-Alta 1:46.0 +5.0
12 4 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 1:47.0 +6.0
13 8 Jean Behra Maserati 1:47.0 +6.0
14 31 Horace Gould Maserati 1:48.0 +7.0
15 9 Cesare Perdisa Maserati 1:49.0 +8.0
16 17 Maurice Trintignant Vanwall 1:49.0 +8.0
17 25 Ron Flockhart BRM 1:49.0 +8.0
18 15 Robert Manzon Gordini 1:49.0 +8.0
19 11 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 1:50.0 +9.0
20 29 Bruce Halford Maserati 1:51.0 +10.0
21 21 Jack Fairman Connaught-Alta 1:51.0 +10.0
22 26 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 1:53.0 +12.0
23 32 Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta 1:54.0 +13.0
24 12 Umberto Maglioli Maserati 1:54.0 +13.0
25 10 Paco Godia Maserati 1:55.0 +14.0
26 14 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 1:56.0 +15.0
27 27 Louis Rosier Maserati 1:59.0 +18.0
28 30 Jack Brabham Maserati 2:01.0 +20.0
Source:[1]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 101 2:59:47.0 2 8
2 4 Alfonso de Portago
Peter Collins 		Ferrari 100 +1 Lap 12 3
3
3 8 Jean Behra Maserati 99 +2 Laps 13 4
4 21 Jack Fairman Connaught-Alta 98 +3 Laps 21 3
5 31 Horace Gould Maserati 97 +4 Laps 14 2
6 11 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 96 +5 Laps 19
7 9 Cesare Perdisa Maserati 95 +6 Laps 15
8 10 Paco Godia Maserati 94 +7 Laps 25
9 15 Robert Manzon Gordini 94 +7 Laps 18
10 3 Eugenio Castellotti
Alfonso de Portago 		Ferrari 92 +9 Laps 8
11 26 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 88 +13 Laps 22
Ret 7 Stirling Moss Maserati 94 Axle 1 11
Ret 16 Harry Schell Vanwall 87 Fuel System 5
Ret 20 Desmond Titterington Connaught-Alta 74 Engine 11
Ret 17 Maurice Trintignant Vanwall 74 Fuel System 16
Ret 14 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 71 Axle 26
Ret 2 Peter Collins Ferrari 64 Oil Pressure 4
Ret 28 Roy Salvadori Maserati 59 Fuel System 7
Ret 24 Tony Brooks BRM 39 Accident 9
Ret 23 Mike Hawthorn BRM 24 Transmission 3
Ret 27 Louis Rosier Maserati 23 Electrical 27
Ret 29 Bruce Halford Maserati 22 Engine 20
Ret 12 Umberto Maglioli Maserati 21 Gearbox 24
Ret 19 Archie Scott Brown Connaught-Alta 16 Transmission 10
Ret 32 Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta 12 Ignition 23
Ret 30 Jack Brabham Maserati 3 Engine 28
Ret 25 Ron Flockhart BRM 2 Engine 17
Ret 18 José Froilán González Vanwall 0 Transmission 6
Source:[2]
Notes
  • ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drives

Notes

  • This race marked the first Formula One podium for a Spanish driver.
  • This was the first race entry and start for British manufacturer Emeryson.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Peter Collins 22
1 2 Juan Manuel Fangio 21
1 3 Jean Behra 18
4 Stirling Moss 13
5 Pat Flaherty 8
Source:[3]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ "1956 British GP Qualification". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ "1956 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Britain 1956 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.


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